By Romina Maurino, THE CANADIAN PRESS CHICAGO - Conrad Black appeared unfazed and as determined as ever Monday after a U.S. court sentenced him to six and a half years in prison for defrauding shareholders of his former newspaper empire of millions of dollars.

By Romina Maurino, THE CANADIAN PRESS CHICAGO - The price of Conrad Black's misdeeds at the helm of his now-defunct newspaper empire has been set at six and a half years in a U.S. prison.

By Richard Siklos Conrad Black, the gregarious press mogul also known as Lord Black of Crossharbour, was found guilty Friday by a Chicago jury of three counts of mail fraud and one count of obstruction. The British national could face up to 35 years in a U.S. prison.

By Fergus Sheppard Media Correspondent AS A man fascinated with the rise and fall of great historical figures, the irony is poignant.

By MERITA ILO (CP) - The conviction of former med